rotisserie

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noun

ro·tis·ser·ie rō-ˈtis-rē

-ˈti-sə-

Synonyms of rotisserie next

: a restaurant specializing in broiled and barbecued meats

: an appliance fitted with a spit on which food is rotated before or over a source of heat

rotisserie

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adjective

often capitalized

: of, relating to, or being a sports league consisting of imaginary teams whose performance is based on the statistics of actual players

a rotisserie baseball league

Example Sentences

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Noun

Medina’s other recent venture, Los Ponchos, a taqueria on the South Park Blocks that pours Entre Compas beers, will provide tacos for the taproom in the early days, with a full restaurant focused on Mexican rotisserie chicken and wings coming in spring. —

oregonlive, 4 Oct. 2022 From soups and rotisserie chicken to banchan and schmears, the food will look familiar to most well-fed Angelenos. —

WSJ, 15 July 2021 In Parliament earlier this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the duke as an innovator: someone who designed jewelry for his wife, modernized the royal household and dazzled prime ministers with a bespoke barbecue that included a rotisserie and compartments for sauces. —

Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2021 Instead of a vertical rotisserie, the pork here is roasted slowly on a horizontal spit set over a bed of charcoal. —

Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Menu items will include a half Amish chicken glazed with an apricot jus and prepared on a rotisserie, smoked pork ribs with a sweet and spicy mustard barbeque, kale panzanella and macaroni and cheese. —

Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2023 When someone places a food piece on the rotisserie, the grill recognizes and announces its name and color. —

Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2022 And instead of a ground meat mixture, restaurants slice the pork and then stack it on the vertical rotisserie. —

Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Peña relies on marinated chicken thighs, not a tower of sliced pork, for his al pastor, which his team cooks on a griddle rather than on a Lebanese-style rotisserie. —

Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022

Adjective

Put your rotisserie chicken leftovers to use by adding shredded meat to a melty Parmesan pasta dish. —

Christopher Michel, Country Living, 23 Jan. 2023 Serve with a 5 ounces skinless rotisserie turkey breast. —

Good Housekeeping, 13 Jan. 2023 The menu also will feature a rotisserie section, small bites such as green-garlic knots and dishes such as spaghetti verde with fresh crab, uni butter and jalapeno vinegar. —

Stephanie Breijostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022 His rotisserie catfish is wildly aromatic but not overpowering; the larb ped Udon from his hometown, Udon Thani, is a symphony on the theme of duck. —

Pete Wells, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022 Saute some rotisserie chicken in olive oil, chili powder, and cumin. —

Men's Health, 10 Jan. 2023 Utilize a rotisserie chicken, frozen veggies, and canned soup to make easy prep work of your comforting dinner. —

Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2023 To ring in over three decades of dishing out rotisserie chicken and various sides, the chain is offering customers hot deals. —

Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2022 In her rotisserie chicken over faintly smoky freekeh, Habibeh — born to a Palestinian father and a Syrian mother and raised in Jordan — embodies her origins and beyond. —

Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2022 See More

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